Research potential donor organizations and funding opportunities

Research and write proposals for funding opportunities.

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Application deadline 5 years ago: Monday 7 Sep 2020 at 22:00 UTC

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Overview

Research and write proposals for funding opportunities.

You have:

  • Experience in fundraising or grant proposal writing.
  • Good understanding of working and management of civil society organizations.
  • Ability to research donor organizations and funding opportunities.
  • Experience or preference for working in solar energy or regenerative agriculture.
  • Experience in writing methodologies for monitoring and evaluation.

Contract

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We are looking for online volunteers to research donor organizations & funding opportunities for our Ecovillage project that consist of environmental, educational, mental health & advocacy programmes in India. Volunteers are expected to write proposal, research funding organizations, write methodology for monitoring and evaluation, etc. Volunteers should help us in writing the grant proposal as well as contribute in preparing necessary documentation material asked by the donor. He/She should strictly follow all the given deadlines and prepare the strong proposals ready for submissions. Volunteers having experience/expertise/education and fit in one of the above required task will be recruited for that particular piece of work. Thus recruited volunteer will then be work in team of his/her choice under the leadership of their Team Lead. We do not ask the volunteers to submit the proposals on behalf of our organization or request them to solicit any kind of funds from third parties.

  • Research
  • Resource mobilization, partnership and donor coordination

    Universal Versatile Society is a non-political, non-communal & non-governmental voluntary social organization with UNEP accreditation registered under Societies Registration Act-XXI of 1860. Our community is in the front-line of outcomes of climate change farmer suicide crisis, air pollution, health issues are familiar fact to our community. To confront these challenges, we need funds for our projects on Sustainable Agriculture, Environment conservation, Mental Health Program, Women Empowerment, etc. We are committed for the sustainable development and through the assistance of volunteers, we may contribute in adaptation and mitigation of climate change.

  • Volunteers: 7 needed

  • 1-5 hours per week / 15 weeks

    Volunteers should be well experienced in fundraising or grant proposal writing with good understanding of working and management of civil society organizations. Volunteers having working experience in solar energy, CDM, circular economy, regenerative agriculture, women empowerment may be given preference.

  • India

  • English

Potential interview questions

Can you describe your experience with grant proposal writing? This question assesses your relevant skills and past experiences that relate to the role. Focus on specific projects you've worked on, detailing the outcomes and any successful funding you've secured.
How do you approach researching potential funding organizations? The interviewer wants to understand your research methodology and thoroughness in identifying suitable donors. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a time when you had to meet a tight deadline. How did you handle it? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What challenges have you faced in resource mobilization, and how did you overcome them? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How would you work collaboratively with a team in this role? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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